Posted by Unknown | 4:15 AM

My daughter Nicole on her first day of school I wrote about this topic in January for readers 'Down Under', but in northern hemisphe...

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Posted by Unknown | 3:11 PM

The Children's Book Council Australia has announced the winners of its 2012 book of the year awards. This coincides with the start of ...

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Posted by Unknown | 3:51 AM

Children ask lots of questions. Sometimes their questions don’t move beyond repetitive “Why?” questions that can be annoying. But as well ...

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Posted by Unknown | 5:12 PM

This post has two purposes. It offers suggestions for chapter books that are suitable for children aged 5-8 years. First, for you to read to...

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